Reducing unwanted catches of trammel nets: experimental results of the “guarding net” in the caramote prawn, Penaeus kerathurus, small-scale fishery of the Ligurian Sea (western Mediterranean)

Reducing unwanted catches of trammel nets: experimental results of the “guarding net” in the caramote prawn, Penaeus kerathurus, small-scale fishery of the Ligurian Sea (western Mediterranean)

This study aimed to test the effectiveness of a “guarding net”, a device placed at the bottom of a trammel net, for reducing unwanted catches in the caramote prawn trammel net fishery of the Ligurian Sea. This specialized and profitable fishery is affected by unwanted catches that generate high disc...

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Main Authors: Paolo Sartor, Daniel Li Veli, Francesco De Carlo, Alessandro Ligas, Andrea Massaro, Claudia Musumeci, Marina Sartini, Ilaria Rossetti, Mario Sbrana, Claudio Viva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2018-12-01
Series:Scientia Marina
Subjects:
experimental fishing
discards
trammel net
caramote prawn
small-scale fisheries
mediterranean sea
Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1771

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